Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Club Name: Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu
Project/Event Date: Sep 10, 2017
Project/Event Time: 8am to 2pm
Venue/ Location: Dewan Pa’ Musa, Beaufort, Sabah
Overview:
Beaufort Cataract Camp on Sep 10, 2017 at Dewan Pa’ Musa, Beaufort
The First Cataract Camp in Beaufort District was held on Sunday, 10 Sep 2017 at Dewan Pak Musa, Beaufort. The camp was jointly organized by Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu and Hospital Beaufort. Team of Rotarians led by Chairman Paul Thien and President Ravi and consisting of Rotarians AlvinChong, Benjamin Lo, PP Tony Siaw and PP George Ng as well as spouses Jacinta, Margaret and Jenny went to Beaufort to organize the Camp. Beaufort Hospital Director Dr Sutharsan Kannan and Optometrist Ruby Wong with support staff provided local support. Based on registration
362 patients were screened,
131 were initially referred for further investigation and
97 confirmed to have cataract of varying severity. This is the first Cataract Camp to be funded by the new
Rotary Global Grant 1642940. All the patients will get sponsorship of intra-ocular lenses.
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